One dies in accident on Belmont Road involving dump truck

One person died Friday afternoon when a car struck a dump truck at the intersection of Belmont and Old Salisbury roads.

BY REBEKAH CANSLER MCGEEThe Dispatch

One person died Friday afternoon when a car struck a dump truck at the intersection of Belmont and Old Salisbury roads.The accident happened about 1 p.m. A witness, Eugene Coble, said an 18-wheeler traveling north on Old Salisbury Road was attempting to make a right turn onto Belmont Road. The 18-wheeler didn't have enough room to make the turn as a dump truck, owned by Daugherty Trucking was stopped at the intersection of Belmont and Old Salisbury, waiting to turn left.To allow the 18-wheeler enough room, the dump truck pulled out and turned left onto Old Salisbury Road. A Buick heading northbound on Old Salisbury Road attempted to drive around the 18-wheeler and struck the dump truck, Coble said.Capt. Kenneth Everhart of the Linwood Volunteer Fire Department confirmed the driver of the Buick had died. The Jaws of Life were used to extract two additional passengers, one female and one male. The two injured passengers were taken to Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center in Winston-Salem. “The lady (driver) wasn't wearing a seat belt,” Coble said.Coble was travelling southbound, going to Bill's Truck Stop, when the accident occurred. Coble tried to assist the driver as she was unconscious but still breathing when he got to the car after the wreck.“I want to praise the EMS (Davidson County Emergency Medical Services). They worked for 25 minutes trying to revive the lady,” Coble said.The main impact to the Buick was on the passenger side, Coble added. The driver of the dump truck wasn't injured, said Trooper Austin Beck of the N.C. Highway Patrol.The N.C. Department of Transportation closed Old Salisbury Road at the intersection and also closed the southbound ramp onto Interstate 85.Linwood Fire Department, Churchland Fire Department, Davidson County Emergency Services and the N.C. Highway Patrol assisted at the wreck scene.

Rebekah Cansler McGee can be reached at 249-3981, ext. 228, or at rebekah.mcgee@the-dispatch.com.